Overview

Western Health acknowledges the significant contribution that our service and community partners make to the overall health and well being of the Western population. Western Health aims to promote a service that reflects the needs and health priorities of its local population, while working with local partners to deliver safe, effective and relevant services.
A systematic approach will be used to harness current initiatives and activities while exploring new approaches to communicate with hard to reach communities.

Achievements to date

� HARP partnership governance and model as an example of good practice to provide leadership to other clinical services
� Three meetings convened to develop strategic direction
� Key stakeholders identified with Community & Partnerships stakeholders
� Stakeholder list circulated via steering group members and those they represent
� Prioritisation of key strategic themes
� Integration of community advisory and cultural diversity work into strategic plans
� Diagrammatic representation of themes for lay readers
� Survey developed to gauge quality and impact of existing partnerships to identify priority areas.

Strategic Objectives

� Western Health to identify key stakeholders and partners
� To consolidate existing relationships
� To build new relationships and partnerships
� To promote consumer engagement and participation.